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REVIEWS


’71 ›

by Josef Rodriguez

Black Sea ›

by Jason Ooi

The DUFF ›

by Josef Rodriguez

featured-arr03Focus ›

by Josef Rodriguez

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night ›

by Josef Rodriguez

Hot Tub Time Machine 2 ›

by Josef Rodriguez

featured-arr03Double Exposure Review: Maps to the Stars ›

by Taylor Sinople and Jess Brooman

My Old Lady ›

by Eden van der Moere


FEATURES


featured-arr03SNL 40: A Look Back at 40 Years of Saturday Night Live in Film ›

by Jordan Brooks

Berlinale 2015: The Seventh Fire ›

by Maximilien Luc Proctor

Berlinale 2015: Violencia ›

by Maximilien Luc Proctor

A Fresh Look At: Brazil (1985) ›

by Jordan Brooks

Umbrellas and Pebbles: Finding Meaning in the Art of Jacques Demy and Robert Frost ›

by Mervyn Marshall

Oscars 2015: The Winners! ›

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